Dune restoration planned on Sandy Hook April 24

The American Littoral Society, a Sandy Hook-based coastal conservation group, is sponsoring a dune restoration event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat. April 24, according to a statement.

Earth Day is April 22.

The public is invited to remove invasive plants and plant American beach grass, and 600 children from Monmouth County schools will be participating. The school kids have been growing beach grass in their classrooms and homes, according to the statement.

Invasive Asiatic sand sedge on Sandy Hook (file photo by Mary Frank)

Littoral society staffers and volunteers will provide beach grass for planting along with guidance on how and where to plant it, the statement says. People of all ages, including young children, can participate.

Dune walks will leave from the site at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., the statement says.

Volunteers can come any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and should meet in Parking Lot B, the first parking lot on the right on Sandy Hook. Look for beach grass signs. For more information, visit www.littoralsociety.org or call 732-291-0055.

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ahh know I understand your comment.
It was just a random venting. That it would be nice to see Cliffwood beach or the county to care and clean up the local beaches.

My taxes pay for the clean up and care of parks and beaches. But I still personally lend a hand and clean the beach up each time I go. And I’m at the beach about 4 times a week fishing. It won’t kill anyone to pick up some trash each time they go. It shows that you care about the shore.

Mike – my taxes go towards upkeep of parks & beaches so I expect them to be kept up from everyone. And my comment speficially mentioned the last storm and that all that was done was bulldozing the sand from the road over to the side of the road into piles – nothing else.

AJ, a few weeks back Clean Oceans Organization was at Sandy Hook cleaning the beaches. Employees of Sandy Hook are minimal during the off season. Soon they will have more employees there cleaning up and getting the Hook ready for the customers. Something that all of us locals need to do when at the Hook. Is when you see someone litering CONFRONT them. Most trash that is on the beaches during the summer is from customers.

Monmouth County has nothing to do with Sandy Hook. It is not a county park. People want the beaches clean that they go to. So next time you are there take pictures and bring them to the township. It’s the townships responsibility. I frequent beaches and each time I go. I fill a bag with trash. I toss wood into a pile up away from the water line so it doesn’t wash away. You want to enjoy the beach, then lend a hand. Don’t just expect that it will always be cleaned by the townships, county or state.

It would be nice if Monmouth County cared about other beaches. Cliffwood Beach in Aberdeen Township was leveled after the last storm, yet nothing has been done other than remove the dunes from Ocean Blvd by pushing it back onto the side of the road. The Middlesex County side of Cliffwood Beach has seen some cleaning up already. Aberdeen Township never cares about it’s parks – it’s sad. I have some pictures if you are interested.

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